Susan, What a line of Drakes you have! My, My. And So confusing with the names repeating. Was wondering if you may have run into a parent for my Col. John Drake b.1773 d. 12 April 1841. of Sussex Co., NJ who married a Ann Collins . Don't know where she was from. Probably married around 1790. Children may have included Deborah b. 1776, Joseph Collins Drake b. 1812, Nathaniel b. 1808, Anna, Rachel, William, Elizabeth b.1816 . Thanks in advance. Ann On 4/24/07, sscotty <[email protected]> wrote: > > I did some research on this Francis Drake awhile back. The Hipolite family > is living next to the Simon Drake family early 1800s. This Drake family is > from the New Jersey Drake line. I feel that Francis was probably from this > line. There were also several other Drake families from New Jersey living > in > the general vicinity of Catlin and Catherine, Tioga Co. (Later Tompkins > Co.) > > I have a lot of data on the various Francis Drakes living in NY from > 1700-1850. We have also done DNA testing on several lines and descendents > that has helped seperate the groups. However, I still am unable to find > anything on my Francis P. Drake prior to about 1839 when he and his family > show up in Green Creek Township, Sandusky Co., Ohio. > > Francis A. Drake of Big Flats, Chemung Co. NY and Bradford Co., PA is > from > the "Dutch" Drake line of Orange Co., NY. > > Francis Drake of Lansing, Tompkins Co., NY is the son of Francis Drake of > Orange Co., NY and neither is from the Dutch Drake line! This group > appears > to be from the Drake line of Southhold, Suffolk Co., NY which encluded > John, > Richard and possible a Francis b. ca 1710. > > Francis Drake 1st and Francis Drake 2nd of Ovid and Dansville, and Francis > P. Drake of Tompkins Co., NY appear from DNA testing to be from the same > line of Drakes. Possibly from the Westchester, NY and Fairfield, CT line > of > Drakes who descend from Samuel Drake and Ann Barlow. Lots of these Drake > lived in Cayuga Co., NY. > > Also in the area was a Francis Drake of New Jersey and his sons Thomas and > Henry. This group ended up in the Bethany, NY area and in far western > Pennsylvania. This Francis died in 1828 leaving a young daughter, possibly > from a second marriage. > > We also have Francis Drake who married Demmis Kelsey of Berkshire, MA who > ended up in Eagle, Wyoming Co., NY. His children ended up in Erie Co., PA. > > Another Francis Drake who lived in Orange Co. NY married Hannah DeKay. > This > Drake group has not positively been identified through DNA. They may be > related to the Dutch Drakes but are off a few numbers on a couple markers. > This group moved to Michigan where Francis died. > > We also have Francis Drake of CT who lived in Cicero, Onandago Co., NY. > This > Drake group was from the Connecticut Drake line and is a son of John > Easton > Drake. > > In Saratoga Co., NY we have Francis Drake, son of Dr. Col. Samuel Drake. > This Francis was a lawyer and died in 1814. > > And last, Francis B. Drake of MA who moved from western New York to Ohio > and > then on into Iowa and Illinois. > > Most, if not all of these Francis Drakes were born before 1803. The > majority > being born 1750-1780. > > Probably more than you wanted to know about Francis Drake in New York! > > Susan > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Ann Brown " Cookie"